惠州市2016届高三第一次调研考试英语试题和参考答案

1惠州市2016届高三第一次调研考试英语2015.07本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进行折算），考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEDGEWOOD—EverymorningatDixieHeightsHighschool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:thedistrict’sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes,CappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then,duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries.Byclosingtimeat9:20a.m.,theshopusuallysells90drinks.“Whoevermadethechitea,Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,”ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia.Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier’sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee?Whataboutsugarcontent?KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk,fellwithinnutritionguidelines.1.Thecoffeeshopismostlyrunby____________.A.allthestudentsB.alltheteachers2C.studentswithspeciallearningneeds.D.somespecial-educationteachers2.Whendoesthecoffeeshopclose?A.Intheearlymorning.B.At9:20a.m.C.At9a.m.D.intheafternoon3.TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto.A.raisemoneyforschoolaffairsB.dosomeresearchonnutritionC.supplyteacherswithdrinksD.developstudents’practicalskillsBPicturethescene:Youcomehomeafterworkfeelingtooexhaustedtocook–onlytofindadeliciousmealworthyofaMichelin-starredrestaurantwaitingforyou.Itsoundslikeafantasy,butitcouldbeabouttocometruethankstoarobotchefdevelopedbyBritishscientists.Thosescientistshavecomeupwithasetofroboticarmssosmartthattheyarecapableofcookingmealsallbythemselves.Thedevicewillbesoldfromasearlyas2017aspartofapurpose-builthigh-techkitchen.ScientistsatMoleyRoboticsspentalmost18yearsdevelopingthehands.Accordingtoitscreators,thearmscanchop,stir,whiskandbastewellenoughtorecreatealmostanythingyouwouldcaretoeat,whetheritisasimplehome-cookedsupper,oracomplicatedcreationdesignedbyaworld-classchef.Thehandsmovealittleslowly,hoveringstrangelyabovetheworksurfacewhenevertheyarenotbusy,buttheyimitatehumanmovementscloselyenoughthattheycandothingssuchaswipingaspoonontheedgeofapantopreventdrips.MrOleynik,whoisleadingtheproject,said,“Allthethingswhicharepossiblewiththehandarepossiblehere.Thereisnolimitation.AlotofpeoplewanttogotoMichelin-starredrestaurants,buttheyarequiteexpensiveandmaybequitefarfromthehome.Thisisanopportunityforpeopletoenjoyverygoodfood,andforareasonableprice.”Theonlycuisinethatisofftherobot’smenuatthemomentissushi,whichrequiresextremelysteadypressureandnimblefingerstomake,buttheteamplantoconquerthataswellbythetimeitgoesonsale.4.PeoplegotoMichelin-starredrestaurantsinorderto______.A.appreciatecartires.B.enjoydeliciousmealsC.seethenewrobotchefsD.escapefromwork5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2referto?A.BritishscientistsB.Therobotchef’sarmsC.CooksatrestaurantsD.Householdwives36.WhichkindoffoodCAN’Ttherobotchefcookatpresent?A.BreadB.BeefC.SushiD.Sandwich7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Handsofarobotchefcanperformexactlylikeacook.B.Robotchefsareavailableatshoppingmalls.C.Michelin-starredrestaurantsaresuitableformanypeople.D.Itisuncertainwhentherobotcancookallkindsoffood.CAtenderwoman,oranindependentone,whichonewouldyouprefer?Arecentresearchshowsthatmostpeoplewouldchoosethelatter.Thistypeofwomaniscalledanühanzi(“toughwoman”).ExpertsbelievethesecharacteristicshavesocialandpsychologicalrootsamongyoungfemalesinChina.SuHao’sfriendsallcallheratoughwoman,becauseshecanfinishtoughtasksusuallycarriedoutbymen.Forexample,shecarries10-litrewatertoherdormitoryonthe5thfloor.“Idependonnoonebutmyself,”shesays.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,toughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21,265respondents,78.5percentsaidtheyarefamiliarwithatoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwithtoughcharacteristics,whilelessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?ShenMeng,apsychologicalconsultant,believesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrend.“Womenareofteninadisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomen,”Shensays.“Inordertosurvive,theyhavetobeindependent,strongandtough.”LiuXiaolin,professorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenter,believestoughwomenarebroughtupthisway.Theyareoftenoncloserelationshipwiththeirfathers,whoteachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisive,”hesays.Asaresult,thesewomenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostress,accordingtoLiu.ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrend,HuShenzhi,apsychologistattheGuang